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NJ S4062
Bill
Status
3/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
Robert Smith
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AI Summary
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Defines "large-load addition customers" as those adding 50 MW or more at a single point of interconnection to the electric grid.
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Requires PJM-issued curtailment obligations to be imposed solely on large-load addition customers rather than spread across all utility customers.
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Mandates that financial obligations from reliability backstop procurement auctions be passed through to large-load addition customers under substantially similar terms as assigned by PJM.
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Requires large-load addition customers to provide financial security to ensure costs associated with reliability backstop procurement are not passed to other New Jersey ratepayers.
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Directs the Board of Public Utilities to adopt rules implementing these requirements, including specifications for acceptable forms of financial security.
Legislative Description
Establishes certain protections against demand by large-load addition customers in State.
Economic Growth
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
3/23/2026